Bali vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bali	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1134	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2510	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$717	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$1279	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.1	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$237	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	36	73
😀 Quality of life	61	57
🏙️ Population	4.36M	16.8M

The cost of living in Bali is 144% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 4868th and 8829th ($1134 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Indonesia and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Bali ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5821st and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Dhaka

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	Bali	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.19	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$589	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1548	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.31%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1644	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1757	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.19	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.07	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.95	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.4	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.35	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$267	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5905	$1844

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$834
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$489
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$402
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$470
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$457
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$384
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$409
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$551
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$413
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$440
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$447
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$456
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$588
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$409
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$422
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$488
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$471
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$523
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$478
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$482
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$502
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$488
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$523
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$534
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$519
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$490
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$598
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$561
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$499
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$555
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$568
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$480
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$400
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$699
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$567

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302